2022
Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Undergoing Surgical Evacuation of Acute Traumatic Subdural Hematoma
Elsamadicy AA, Sandhu MRS, Freedman IG, Koo AB, Reeves BC, Yu J, Hengartner A, Havlik J, Hong CS, Rutherford HJV, Kim JA, Gerrard J, Gilmore EJ, Omay SB. Impact of Frailty on Morbidity and Mortality in Adult Patients Undergoing Surgical Evacuation of Acute Traumatic Subdural Hematoma. World Neurosurgery 2022, 162: e251-e263. PMID: 35276399, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.02.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute traumatic subdural hematomaTraumatic subdural hematomaHospital mortalityNonroutine dischargeSubdural hematomaExtended LOSIndependent predictorsAdult patientsBaseline frailtyMultivariate logistic regression analysisExtended hospital lengthImpact of frailtyRetrospective cohort studyNational Trauma DatabaseLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisMultivariate regression analysisHealth care expendituresFrail patientsHospital lengthCohort studySurgical evacuationFrailty indexTrauma databasePatientsGeographic variations in health care resource utilization following elective ACDF for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A national trend analysis
Koo AB, Elsamadicy AA, Sarkozy M, Pathak N, David WB, Freedman IG, Reeves BC, Sciubba DM, Laurans M, Kolb L. Geographic variations in health care resource utilization following elective ACDF for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: A national trend analysis. North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) 2022, 9: 100099. PMID: 35141663, PMCID: PMC8819911, DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCervical spondylotic myelopathyLength of stayElective ACDFSpondylotic myelopathyAdult patientsPatient demographicsComplication rateRegional cohortElective anterior cervical discectomyHealth care resource utilizationNational Inpatient Sample databaseAnterior cervical discectomyMean total costHousehold income quartileHealth care deliveryHealth care expendituresNonroutine dischargePerioperative complicationsCervical discectomyDischarge dispositionFemale patientsElixhauser comorbiditiesSurgery variesPrimary diagnosisHospital costs
2017
Impact of Insurance Provider on Overall Costs in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Cost Study of 122,827 Patients
Elsamadicy AA, Farber SH, Yang S, Hussaini SMQ, Murphy KR, Sergesketter A, Suryadevara CM, Pagadala P, Parente B, Xie J, Lad SP. Impact of Insurance Provider on Overall Costs in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: A Cost Study of 122,827 Patients. Neuromodulation Technology At The Neural Interface 2017, 20: 354-360. PMID: 28322477, PMCID: PMC5482408, DOI: 10.1111/ner.12584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian total costSCS implantationFBSS patientsSurgery syndromeMedicare cohortFailed Back Surgery SyndromeManagement of FBSSBack surgery syndromeUnnecessary health care expendituresInsurance providersSpinal cord stimulationRetrospective longitudinal studySignificant differencesUS health care systemHealth care systemHealth care expendituresMedicaid cohortBaseline characteristicsCord stimulationTruven MarketScanCost differencesSpine surgeryMedicare patientsPatientsDifferent insurance providers